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IV. Business Cycles: The Short Run 8. Business Cycles: An Introduction 9. The IS Curve 10. Monetary Policy and Aggregate Demand 11. Aggregate Supply and the Phillips Curve 12. The Aggregate Demand and Supply Model 13. Macroeconomic Policy and Aggregate Demand and Supply Analysis

V. Finance and the Macroeconomy 14. The Financial System and Economic Growth 15. Financial Crises and the Economy